Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 28
The Yadu–Vṛṣṇi–Andhaka Genealogies and the Purpose of Kṛṣṇa’s Advent
तस्यां स जनयामास दश पुत्रानकल्मषान् । वसुदेवं देवभागं देवश्रवसमानकम् ॥ २८ ॥ सृञ्जयं श्यामकं कङ्कं शमीकं वत्सकं वृकम् । देवदुन्दुभयो नेदुरानका यस्य जन्मनि ॥ २९ ॥ वसुदेवं हरे: स्थानं वदन्त्यानकदुन्दुभिम् । पृथा च श्रुतदेवा च श्रुतकीर्ति: श्रुतश्रवा: ॥ ३० ॥ राजाधिदेवी चैतेषां भगिन्य: पञ्च कन्यका: । कुन्ते: सख्यु: पिता शूरो ह्यपुत्रस्य पृथामदात् ॥ ३१ ॥
tasyāṁ sa janayām āsa daśa putrān akalmaṣān vasudevaṁ devabhāgaṁ devaśravasam ānakam
Melalui Māriṣā, Raja Śūra memperanakkan sepuluh putra yang suci tanpa noda: Vasudeva, Devabhāga, Devaśravā, Ānaka, Sṛñjaya, Śyāmaka, Kaṅka, Śamīka, Vatsaka, dan Vṛka. Saat Vasudeva lahir, para dewa menabuh genderang ānaka; karena ia menjadi tempat bersemayam bagi turunnya Śrī Hari Kṛṣṇa, Vasudeva pun dikenal sebagai Ānakadundubhi. Lima putrinya—Pṛthā, Śrutadevā, Śrutakīrti, Śrutaśravā, dan Rājādhidevī—adalah saudari-saudari Vasudeva. Śūra menyerahkan Pṛthā kepada sahabatnya Kunti yang tak berketurunan; maka Pṛthā juga masyhur dengan nama Kuntī.
FAQs
In this verse, Vasudeva is named among the ten sinless sons born to Śūra, establishing him in the Yadu dynasty as the celebrated father of Lord Krishna.
It highlights the purity and auspiciousness of the dynasty through which the Lord’s divine pastimes will later manifest, especially through Vasudeva.
It encourages honoring saintly ancestry and cultivating purity of conduct, so one’s family and community become supportive of devotion and dharma.